. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 42 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. RADISH. Rettig, oder Radieschen, Ger. A'luiis, R^ive Petitt et tongue, Fr. Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out their mild qualities they must make a quick and lender growth. Sow for very early use in hot-beds during the winter and early spring, or later on in sheltered borders, in well-manured, deeply dug, and finely raked soil ; if not well stimulated into a rapid growth, they become fibrous
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 42 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. RADISH. Rettig, oder Radieschen, Ger. A'luiis, R^ive Petitt et tongue, Fr. Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, mellow soil, and to bring out their mild qualities they must make a quick and lender growth. Sow for very early use in hot-beds during the winter and early spring, or later on in sheltered borders, in well-manured, deeply dug, and finely raked soil ; if not well stimulated into a rapid growth, they become fibrous and tough ; sow in drills ]0 inches apart, and thin to 2 inches in the rows. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks until September for a successio'.i. Sow winter varieties in July and August ; like the Turnip, they make the best growth in autumn, and must be taken out before severe frost, and stored away in a cool cellar in sand, or a pit, where they will keep tender and crisp all winter ; before using put in cold water, which adds to their freshness sum:»ier radishes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 2o cts., lb. 75 cts., except where noted. White Delicacy. (See Novelties Beckert'S Cliartier. Color at top crimson, pink at middle, from thence downward pure, white ; very crisp and tender. L/arg'e Wllite Sumuier. Large, turnip-shaped, white ; very crisp. Pkt. 5 CIS,, oz. 10 i 11), 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. LiOllg' AVIlite Naples. An excellent variety; white; crisp and mild. Long" AVhite Vienna [Lady Finc^er). Beautiful in shape ; skin and flesh are pure snow-white ; crisp and of rapid growth. Giant White Stuttgart. A quick-growing variety of large size, firm and brittle and of good quality. ^\ W'hite Strasbourg". Roots oblong, of a pure white color, very brittle and of mild flavor. A good variety for market purposes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 20 cts., lb.^60 cts. 'Large Yellow Sllininer. Like White Summer, except in color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i lb.
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